Nizhny Bestyakh
| Nizhny Bestyakh (English) Нижний Бестях (Russian) Аллараа Бэстээх (Yakut) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[2] |
| Administrative district | Megino-Kangalassky District[2] |
| Settlement | Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh[2] |
| Administrative center of | Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh[2] |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District[3] |
| Urban settlement | Nizhny Bestyakh Urban Settlement[3] |
| Administrative center of | Nizhny Bestyakh Urban Settlement[3] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 3,518 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00)[5] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1971[2] |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 678080 |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Nizhny Bestyakh]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
| 2010 Census | 3,518[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 3,327[7] |
| 1989 Census | 3,997[8] |
| 1979 Census | 3,363[9] |
Nizhny Bestyakh (Russian: Ни́жний Бестя́х; Yakut: Аллараа Бэстээх) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Megino-Kangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the east bank of the Lena River, opposite the republic's capital city of Yakutsk, 34 kilometers (21 mi) from Mayya, the administrative center of the district.[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,518.[4]
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History
The predecessor of Nizhny Bestyakh was called Yarmanka (sometimes spelled Yarmonka or Yarmonga). Here, at the mouth of the Suola River, from about 1750 to 1850, pack horses were loaded for the long journey down to the Okhotsk Coast. A ferry service was founded in 1772 and operated by exiles for five months a year. It was a gathering place for merchants and cargoes bound eastward. There was ample grass for the herds of cattle and pack horses.[10]
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Nizhny Bestyakh in 1971.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh[1] is incorporated within Megino-Kangalassky District as the Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh is incorporated within Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District as Nizhny Bestyakh Urban Settlement.[3]
Transportation
Nizhny Bestyakh is the terminus of the only road connection to Yakutsk, the Lena Highway, and is the starting point of the Kolyma Highway, leading to Magadan and the Pacific Ocean coast further east. A ferry allows for transport across the Lena River in summer; in winter, traffic drives directly across the ice on the frozen river. In spring and fall, the crossing is not possible due to the movement of ice.
Nizhny Bestyakh was planned to be the terminus of the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline; however, plans now call for a road and a rail bridge to be built further upstream, allowing a year-round land transport connection with Yakutsk.[11] In future, Nizhny Bestyakh may find itself on the route for planned extensions of the railway towards Magadan. There are plans to make it a transportation hub for northeastern Siberia and to eventually grant it town status.[12] The railhead for construction of the railway reached Nizhny Bestyakh in late 2011.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Nizhny Bestyakh is the administrative center of the Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Law #173-Z 353-III
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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- ↑ James R. Gibson. Feeding the Russian Fur Trade, 1969
- ↑ http://www.sakha-info.ru/index_eng.php?news=2157
- ↑ RIA Novosti. В Якутии появится новый город (Russian)
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Megino-Kangalassky District. (Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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